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Why Do People Get Wrong About Planned Parenthood
Some people have preconceived notions that Planned Parenthood is largely encouraging teenagers and young adults everywhere to engage in premature sex by providing them with contraceptives for little to no price; however, this is a far cry from what is actually taking place. Defunding Planned Parenthood would mean that millions of teenagers and young adults everywhere would be losing sex education. From the article “9 Things People Get Wrong About Planned Parenthood,” a statistic states “Planned Parenthood websites receive approximately 60 million visits a year, and the organization offers both text and call options for teenagers (and adults) who are curious about sex, family planning, sexually transmitted disease, and contraceptives.” Taking away from teenagers resources regarding sex and sex education can cause them to lead down a path of engaging in unsafe sexual practices, and can cause them to contacts sexually transmitted diseases and to become pregnant. For some teenagers and young adults, Planned Parenthood is the only form of sex education that they will be exposed to during their lifetime.

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